Revisiting Fyodor Dostoevsky’s compelling, original and scandalous novel – after a 60-year hiatus – is a profoundly affecting experience.
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Dostoevsky’s sudden recovery from his gambling mania is an example of how a chance happening can change everything
Treatment has a high success rate. Getting problem gamblers in the door – and getting them to complete a full course of therapy – is another matter.
Having the ability to decide either to do something or not, and to act accordingly, is a basic definition of freedom. Smart buildings challenge this freedom.
If Dostoevsky insists that one cannot shy away from horror and tragedy, Tolstoy would contend that people must act upon what they see.
What would happen, the Russian novelist wondered, when people lacking any semblance of ideological or moral convictions rise to power?
How to deal with a world that is going a bit off-kilter? Some classic texts can give a few pointers.
The founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, Dorothy Day, led a life full of paradoxes. An expert explains how there’s much to learn from her life - especially how to see beauty in the least.
South Africa has a history of burning books. The ashes of burnt books tell of the barbarism to which a society can descend.
America’s answer to Kafka and Dostoevsky gets real at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Dostoevsky’s infamous novel reflected a wave of reaction against economic liberalism, not unlike that which has occurred during 2016.
When penning his novel ‘Demons,’ Fyodor Dostoevsky was influenced by political turmoil in Russia. But his impulsive, crass antagonist bears a striking similarity to the GOP’s candidate for president.
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Associate Professor of Russian Literature, University of Kansas
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Tutor in Creative Writing, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Research Professor of Clinical Health, University of Memphis
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Professor of Philosophy, Head of Department, University of Liverpool
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Professor, Real Estate, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Associate Professor, International Development, School of Government, University of Birmingham
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Tutor in Creative Writing and Literature, University of Glasgow
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